MITFORD, Nancy.Wigs on the Green. London: Thornton Butterworth Ltd, 1935 - Octavo. Original blue and white check cloth, titles to front cover and spine black, blind stamped rule and publisher's stamp to covers. Bookseller's label to foot of front pastedown. Spine sunned and slightly rolled, edges, prelims and endmatter lightly toned; an excellent copy. First edition, first impression. Nancy Mitford was the eldest of the six notorious Mitford Sisters. Wigs on the Green was her third novel, "a facetious parody of the British Union of Fascists, which attracted little critical attention but a considerable amount of bad feeling within her own family: one sister, Diana, had left her first husband to marry the Fascist leader, Sir Oswald Mosley, and another, Unity, was spending most of her time in Germany, an ecstatic follower of Hitler. Neither was amused by their older sister's book" (ODNB). [Attributes: First Edition]

EXPLORATION.) LE FÈVRE, Georges.An Eastern Odyssey: The Third Expedition of Haardt and Audion-Dubreuil. Preface by André Citroën. Introduction by L. Audion-Dubreuil. Translated and Adapted by Major-General Sir E. D. Swinton K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O. (Ole Luk-Oie). London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1935 - Octavo. Original green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, map endpapers. With the dust jacket. Some foxing to edges; an excellent copy in the jacket that has some nicks to extremities. Frontispiece and 39 black and white plates. First edition in English, first impression. First published in Paris under the title La Croisière jaune: expédition Citroën Centre-Asie, troisième mission in 1933. The Third Citroën Expedition, the legendary Croisiere Jaune, was organized by Georges-Marie Haardt, Director General of Citroën, to promote the company's "Autochenilles," half-tracks fitted with Kergresse's tracks at the rear and a road-roller attachment at the front. The "Pamir" party with Haardt and French explorer Audouin-Dubreuil set out from Beirut with the intention of following the Silk Road to Peking; the "Chine" group were to meet them having departed from Tientsin. Russia withdrew permission to cross Turkmenistan at the last minute, so two of the vehicles were manhandled north into the Karakoram, crossing the close-to 14,000 ft Burzil Pass to Mishgar where they were finally halted by the terrain. The party proceeded on camels and horses to Kashgar. They met the others and despite arrest, bandits, rebels, and crashing through ice at a river crossing, went on to Peking in the "Chine" group vehicles, arriving in February 1932. The success of the expedition was marred by Haardt's death from pneumonia at Hong Kong the following month. The publisher's retained copy with their stamp to the front panel of the dust jacket and the front pastedown. [Attributes: First Edition]

Byrd, RichardDiscovery &#151; Deluxe Limited Edition -- The Story of the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition. Signed by R E Byrd New York: G.P. Putnam&#146;s Sons 1935 - New York: G.P. Putnam&#146;s Sons, 1935, First Edition Deluxe Limited and signed Issue &#151; this being copy #175. 1st printing, 8vo &#150; 25.1cm. [xxi], (1), 405pp &#150; rough cut edges and this copy un-trimmed. Appendix, Indexed, maps and over 100 photographic illustrations, gilt speckled end leaves, publisher&#146;s ¾ blue cloth and vellum boards with bright gilt ruling; bright gilt title and ruling on lightly darkened spine cloth. A Near Fine and complete copy. Conrad p291, Spence 229, Taurus 119. Combining the most primitive means and the most modern while traveling by ship, dog team and airplane, Admiral Byrd and his men penetrated to the very heart of the Antarctic. In all, twenty two branches of science profited from the discoveries during this expedition. Among the numerous firsts that resulted were: the Antarctic ice cap was tapped by seismic soundings and the depth of the ice determined; on the rim of the polar plateau 180 miles from the South Pole, a sledging party discovered the petrified remnants of semi-tropical vegetation, and on the glacierized slopes of the Edsel Ford Range another party discovered a rare profusion of Antarctic flora hinting of mineral wealth and microscopic life. A well-written and informative first-person account. [Attributes: First Edition; Signed Copy; Hard Cover]

Highsmith, Patricia [Her First Published Work]Girl Campers (Being a series of letters written by Patricia Highsmith at age 12 on the occasion of her first stay away from home.) [Author of: The Talented Mr. Ripley; The Price of Salt; Strangers on a Train; Deep Water; The Blunderer; The Cry of the Owl, etc...] Mount Morris: Woman's World Publishing, 1935. First edition. Wrappers. Very Good. A Very Good or better copy of PATRICIA HIGHSMITH'S FIRST PUBLISHED WORK (mailing address to cover margin, not affecting image, a little age toning and quite minor soiling to the cover, corner bend to the upper leading corner of several pages, particularly to the rear wrap's upper left corner, a few pencil marks to the rear wrapper's verso); Patricia Highsmith's authorial debut, written when she was only 12 and published when she was only 14 years old -- being a series of letters from the then nascent writer to her mother and stepfather, written by Highsmith while away at a girls camp. [The story is illustrated by captioned sketches, but we cannot determine whether or not Highsmith created the images.] Providing hints of Highsmith's person and career, the letters, among other things, ask that they "bring the funny papers if you come" -- presaging her brief comic book work, mention her activities: "We are going swimming 'Diana" tonight...Diana means without any clothes on at all. Do you think it's all right to go in Diana?" (perhaps presaging her later sexual preferences and clearly hinting without expecting an answer -- as the letter speaks of that evening's activities and would not reach her parents until well after the adventure was over), and speak of another camper she wants her parents to meet, Janet Armstrong, whose father is a publisher, being an early career indication. A very good or better copy of a scarce item from this noted author -- and in better condition than we typically see this ephemeral item. THE FIRST PUBLISHED WORK OF PATRICIA HIGHSMITH.

SZECHENYI Count ZsigmondLand Of Elephants Putman 1935 - xi 208 pages, b/w illus from photographs, map, some light spotting to contents, personal inscription to FEP, publisher's black cloth, a vg copy in the original scarce dj. dj has some rubbing to edges and surface rubbing to base of spine, number written in ink to spine. Originally published in Hungary in 1934, hunting elephants in the Kituti Forest and along the Tiva River in Kenya also episodes of leopard, lion hunting etc., Czech 277

T.E. LawrenceSeven Pillars of Wisdom, the publisher's quarter leather limited edition, copy #417 of 750, a magnificent copy in the original dust jacket and publisher's shipping box with the original purchase invoice London: Jonathan Cape Ltd., 1935. First, Limited Edition. Hardcover. This is the publisher's finely bound, hand-numbered limited issue of the British first edition, copy #417 of 750. This magnificent copy is a time capsule, retaining a complete original dust jacket, still housed in the original shipping box, and with the original purchase receipt. Seven Pillars of Wisdom is the story of T.E. Lawrence's (1888-1935) remarkable odyssey as instigator, organizer, hero, and tragic figure of the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War, which he began as an eccentric junior intelligence officer and ended as "Lawrence of Arabia." Lawrence famously resisted publication of his masterwork for the general public during his lifetime. The saga is remarkable. He nearly completed a massive first draft in 1919, only to famously lose it when his briefcase was mislaid at a train station. At a fever pitch, Lawrence wrote a new 400,000 word draft in 1920. After an equally brutal process of editing, in 1922 Lawrence carefully circulated a 335,000 word version to select friends and literary critics - the famous "Oxford Text". George Bernard Shaw called it "a masterpiece". Nonetheless, Lawrence was unready to see it distributed to the public. Finally, in 1926, a further edited 250,000 word "Subscribers' Edition" was produced by Lawrence - but fewer than 200 copies were made, each lavishly and uniquely bound. The process cost Lawrence far more than he made in subscriptions. To recover the loss, Lawrence finally authorized an edition for the general public - but one even further abridged and entitled "Revolt in the Desert". Not until the summer of 1935, in the weeks following Lawrence's death, was the text of the Subscribers' Edition finally published for circulation to the general public. Simultaneous with the general trade first edition, the publisher issued a finely bound, hand-numbered limited first edition of 750 copies. This limited issue is bound in quarter tan pigskin over brown buckram boards with gilt stamped spine, gilt front cover illustration, and gilt rule transitions. The text is printed on untrimmed sheets with gilt top edge and bound with decorative headband and marbled endpapers. The book was issued in a plain ivory dust wrapper, rarely seen. This copy is protected by the original publisher?s card box and is in superlative condition. The binding is immaculately bright and clean with no discernible wear. The contents are pristine, with absolutely no spotting or soiling. The sole previous ownership mark is a small, 1 x 1.25 inch leather bookplate affixed to the lower front pastedown with the gilt-stamped name ?Mary Pinkerton Carlisle?. This name matches the laid-in original purchase invoice dated ?29th August 1935? to ?Mrs. Jay F. Carlisle?. Jay Freeborn Carlisle (1868-1937) was a stockbroker, financier, and Governor of the American Stock Exchange during the 1929 crash. His wife, Mary Pinkerton Carlisle (1884-1937), was granddaughter of Allan Pinkerton, founder of the Pinkerton Detective Agency. The only flaw we note is modest bowing to the top board. The quite rare original dust jacket is complete. Minor wear to extremities ostensibly results from being taken in and out of the close-fitting publisher?s cardboard box. The jacket spine shows six indentations and scratches that correspond exactly with the six staples from the box. The jacket is evenly toned from contact with the cardboard box excepting of course the flaps and a rectangular patch on the front panel that corresponds exactly to the printed ?Please Return Book | in Case? sticker affixed to the inner box. The jacket is now protected beneath a removable, archival quality clear cover. The box itself is in remarkably good shape, clean and intact, only lightly scuffed, and spotted to the outside, the staples showing almost no corrosion. Bibliographic reference: O'Brien A041

Trial; Supreme Court; United StatesUnited States of America, Petitioner v William M Butler, Et Al... 1935. Documentary Record of Owens v. Butler, A Supreme Court Case that Invalidated an Important New Deal Program [Trial]. [Supreme Court, United States]. United States of America, Petitioner V. William M Butler, Et Al. Receivers of Hoosac Mills Corp., Rickert Rice Mills, Inc., Petitioner V. Rufus W. Fontenot, Individually and as Acting United States Collector of Internal Revenue for the District of Louisiana. Record. Briefs. Oral Argument of George Wharton Pepper. Opinions [1935-1936] [spine title]. Washington, DC, 1935-1936. 19 items, various paginations. Folding tables. Pamphlets in wrappers bound in cloth, gilt title to spine, bound-in typewritten table of contents. Some rubbing to extremities with minor wear to corners, faint vertical crease through spine. Minor edgewear and a few tears to folding tables, internally clean. * Assembled by an unknown attorney or law clerk, the 19 items in this volume, a 2-part transcript, 15 briefs, an oral argument and the opinion of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Owen J. Roberts form a documentary record of Owens v. Butler [297 U.S. 1 (1936)] the case that brought about the demise of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933. Part of Roosevelt's New Deal, this was a Federal law that aimed to raise the value of crops by paying farmers and ranchers to reduce production. The money for these subsidies was generated through an exclusive tax on companies that processed farm products. This led to a series of seven suits by processors, who believed they were being taxed unfairly. The most important of these was Owens v. Butler. As framed by the plaintiff's lawyers, it asserted the right of a taxpayer to question the validity of a Federal tax. The Court decided in favor of Owens, ruling that the taxes instituted under the 1933 Agricultural Adjustment Act were unconstitutional under the Tenth Amendment. As argued by Justice Roberts, the tax was not valid because it was established in conjunction with coercive contracts with proceeds earmarked for the benefit of farmers complying with the prescribed conditions. The court also held that the basic premise of the act, paying a farmer to produce less to manipulate prices, went beyond the powers of the national government. The issues raised by Owens v. Butler were addressed by the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, which continue

W.E.JohnsBiggles Flies East Oxford University Press 1935 - HARDBACK - REPRINT 1935 - A very good or better book with clean blue boards. No fading to the spine. There is light foxing to the page block and to a few of the inner pages. The book is tightly bound with no spine lean, and with no cracking to the front or rear hinges. The dust wrapper is in very good condition, with light loss to the spine tips, and to the corners of the front and rear flap folds. There has been some paper reinforcement to the dust wrapper's reverse. This could be removed by a paper archivist, should the new owner wish to do so. Not price clipped showing the printed price of 3/6net. Published in 1935, the same year as the first edition.

KENNY, Charles J.THIS IS MURDER New York: William Morrow, 1935. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+. Octavo. A very good+ copy bound in black cloth with red lettering spine, top edge tinted red. Owner bookplate ffep, minimal toning pastedowns. This book was matched with a Grosset and Dunlap reprint dust jacket in very good condition with chips. 280 pp.

Tully, JimLadies in the Parlor New York: Greenberg: Publisher, 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Inscribed to notable Hollywood columnist, screenwriter, and mystery novelist Jimmy Starr by Tully (at this point the arch Tinseltown writer and celebrity-profiler) on front endpaper: "To Jimmy Starr / From one of the girls and his friend, / Jim Tully / Hollywood, Calif / June 1935." [8], 245pp. Pinkish red cloth with navy lettering and topstain. Near Fine in Very Good+ unclipped dust jacket, spine a bit toned. Faintly sunned head cloth. A racy novel about prostitution and poverty in the American midwest, written by the author of hobo-novel-par-excellence Beggars of Life. After a single printing the book was officially judged "obscene." Unlike other banned books from this period such as Lillian Smith's Strange Fruit it was effectively suppressed. Copies were sent back to the publisher, destroyed in public bonfires by New York City police, and the book was forgotten. Quite scarce in jacket, as well as signed.

Lawrence, T. E.Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph London Jonathan Cape 1935 - 1st Trade Edition. 672pp. Quarto. Publisher's brown cloth with gilt titles stamped to spine and gilt decorations and lettering stamped to front board. Deckling to fore edge and bottom edge of text block; top edge of text block stained dark brown. Heavily illustrated throughout with B/W plates, illustrated frontispiece and four folding maps. Corners bumped. Mild rubbing along the edges of the boards. Previous owner's name on the ffep. Dust jacket has some age toning and soiling to the back panel; creasing along the edges with some minor closed tears to the back top edge. Sun fading to the spine of the dust jacket. Small (4.5" X 7.5") leaflet laid in loose: "Lawrence of Arabia Memorial", with F.M. Allenby, George Bernard Shaw, Winston Churchill and others on the committee. Overall, a presentable copy in a good dust jacket. very good An attractive copy of Lawrence of Arabia's epic autobiography of his time spent in the Middle East during the Arab assault against the Ottoman Turks. With numerous full-page illustrations of Lawrence and his associates. Although not a rare book, a nice copy in a nice wrapper is uncommon, made especially scarce with the inclusion of the leaflet.

Tully, JimLadies in the Parlor New York: Greenberg: Publisher, 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Inscribed to notable Hollywood columnist, screenwriter, and mystery novelist Jimmy Starr by Tully (at this point the arch Tinseltown writer and celebrity-profiler) on front endpaper: "To Jimmy Starr / From one of the girls and his friend, / Jim Tully / Hollywood, Calif / June 1935." [8], 245pp. Pinkish red cloth with navy lettering and topstain. Near Fine in Very Good+ unclipped dust jacket, spine a bit toned. Faintly sunned head cloth. A racy novel about prostitution and poverty in the American midwest, written by the author of hobo-novel-par-excellence Beggars of Life. After a single printing the book was officially judged "obscene." Unlike other banned books from this period such as Lillian Smith's Strange Fruit it was effectively suppressed. Copies were sent back to the publisher, destroyed in public bonfires by New York City police, and the book was forgotten. Quite scarce in jacket, as well as signed.